D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2
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#2That update history on the right is interesting.
Also if you like 3D shooters but haven't heard of any recently: give Overload a look.
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#3Some Gameplay footage
Re: D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2
#4There is another active project, DXX-Rebirth, that tries to recreate the original experience of Descent and Descent II as close as possible (i.e. it does not really mod the games).
Re: D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2
#5This game was truly one of the first real 3d mouse controlled indoor flying shooter game. Even today you won't find many in this genre. Games like Darker and Terminal velocity were a bit similar and cool as well.
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#6There is another active project, DXX-Rebirth, that tries to recreate the original experience of Descent and Descent II as close as possible (i.e. it does not really mod the games). http://dxx-rebirth.com/
There's also Overload, which has some of the Descent devs on the team and got some hardcore fans to extract data on original bullet movement speeds and other details. https://playoverload.com/
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#7There is another active project, DXX-Rebirth, that tries to recreate the original experience of Descent and Descent II as close as possible (i.e. it does not really mod the games). http://dxx-rebirth.com/
In the past there was significant animosity between this project and rebirth (which they referred to as stillbirth.) I haven't been part of that scene in years so I don't know if it continues.
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#8Hrm. Memories. One of the few games I played. And the only one where I almost always won when we did it over LAN!
edit: For comparison, in C&C, about the same epoch in the first variants I always lost, because I mistook it for SimCity, building defences, infra, etc. And then the masses of enemies came. Boohoohooo!
But Descent was my thing, easily.
Re: D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2
#9There is another active project, DXX-Rebirth, that tries to recreate the original experience of Descent and Descent II as close as possible (i.e. it does not really mod the games). http://dxx-rebirth.com/
In the past there was significant animosity between this project and rebirth (which they referred to as stillbirth.) I haven't been part of that scene in years so I don't know if it continues.
Wow, that's... Using a pejorative that relates to what is often an incredibly painful experience for expectant mothers to describe the efforts of a group of volunteers working on an open source passion project. Or, simply, toxic.
Re: D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2
#10There is another active project, DXX-Rebirth, that tries to recreate the original experience of Descent and Descent II as close as possible (i.e. it does not really mod the games). http://dxx-rebirth.com/
In the past there was significant animosity between this project and rebirth (which they referred to as stillbirth.) I haven't been part of that scene in years so I don't know if it continues.
I know nothing about that. I just liked DXX-Rebirth more because it preserved the „dull no-BS industrial look“ of Descent better. I also wasn’t a big fan of some other, similar games (looking at you D3, Forsaken)) which looked more like the lovechild of a lightshow and an architecture competition in comparison.